Cyprinella analostana
Satinfin Shiner
NS
G5
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinella
Cyprinella analostana (Satinfin Shiner)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: Atlantic Slope from Hudson River drainage in New York to Peedee River drainage in South Carolina, USA; isolated records in Lake Ontario drainage in New York.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic. Found in: streams.
Biology
Inhabits rocky and sandy pools and runs of creeks and small to medium rivers. Occasionally found in headwaters and large rivers (Ref. 86798).
Max length: 11.0 cm TL; common length: 7.0 cm TL; max age: 4 years.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-11-15. Resilience: Medium (tmax=4; Fec=3,268).
References
Flemer, D.A. and W.S. Woolcott (1966) Food habits and distribution of the fishes of Tuckahoe Creek, Virginia, with special emphasis on the bluegill, Lepomis m. macrochirus Rafinesque. Chesapeake Sci. 7(2):75-89.
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr (2011) A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p.
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